Source of many matches

The answer to “Source of many matches” in the USA Today crossword is ASPEN — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 12, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 44-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Source of many matches” answer

ASPEN (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ASPEN.

What does ASPEN mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ASPEN is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Source of many matches” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 12, 2026 (most recent) → ASPEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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